I Think We're Alone Now: Solitude and the Utopian Subject in Colson Whitehead'sThe Intuitionist

This essay pushes against the overarching narrative of utopia as collectivity by examining the potential for solitary subjects to form a utopian space in the world. The rejection of certain forms of community by Lila Mae Watson indicates an attempt to articulate a futural nonnormative reprieve from...

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Published in:Cultural critique 2017-04, Vol.96, p.126-153
Main Author: Sean Grattan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities
Communities
Elevators
Hope
Literary criticism
Mathematical intuitionism
Solitude
Utopian fiction
Utopianism
Utopias
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Summary:This essay pushes against the overarching narrative of utopia as collectivity by examining the potential for solitary subjects to form a utopian space in the world. The rejection of certain forms of community by Lila Mae Watson indicates an attempt to articulate a futural nonnormative reprieve from the heterosexist and racist present.
ISSN:0882-4371
1534-5203
DOI:10.5749/culturalcritique.96.2017.0126